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Jan 15
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Strategic Patience: Can We Return to Dip...

Ambassador (Retired) Pete Romero and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett
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Must our foreign policy be based on ego, resources and might-makes-right? Can we effectively meet future challenges with policies based on American values? Ambassador Mike Polt hopes so, and ASU is developing a plan for the long game.

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